This Day
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This Day
“This Day” takes you beyond the head-spinning headlines of today and into the unexpected historical moments that have shaped American politics. Hosted by Jody Avirgan (538), and historians Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt), and Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley), each episode explores a moment from that day...
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The Obamacare Website Crashes On Day One (2013)
It's October 13th. This day in 2013, the healthcare.gov website is a total fiasco. It had launched a couple weeks earlier and was immediately unusable...
Teach-Ins (Plus A Special Announcement!) w/ Nate DiMeo
It's October 9th. Today, we look back at the first "teach-ins" at the University of Michigan in 1965, and discuss the power of gathering together to l...
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The First Modern Shutdown w/ Steve Kornacki (2013) [Archive Episode]
Today, we look back an episode we did about October 2013, when the United States government shut down after the Congress was unable to agree to a new...
The First Time Democrats Shut Down The Government (1879) [Some Sunday Context]
On Sundays, we try to bring you new conversations and episodes from the archives that provide a little context for the news of 2025. Today: a look bac...
"We Didn't Start The Fire's" Crash Course In History (1989)
It's October 2nd. This day in 1989, Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire," which name-checks a ton of events that took place from the 50s through th...
Post-911 Patriotic Mania (2001) [Chilled Speech Week Pt 2]
This week, we're bringing you two episodes that highlight periods in American history where political speech was being policied, repressed, and persec...
The Red Channels Whisper Network (1950) [Chilled Speech Week Pt 1]
It's September 22nd. This week, we're bringing you two episodes that highlight periods in American history where political speech was being policied,...
Campus Loyalty Oaths [Some Sunday Context]
It's Sunday, and on Sundays we like to bring you new conversations and conversations from the archives that help provide a little context for the stor...
Washington's Masonic Cornerstone (1793)
It's September 17th. This day in 1793, President Washington visits a site where construction is beginning on what would be the Capitol.
Jody, NI...
The Great Crush Train Crash (1896)
It's September 16th. This day in 1896, a railroad executive named William Crush (really) has a brilliant idea: take two trains and hurtle them towards...
Ollie North, Still In The News [Some Sunday Context]
On Sundays, we try to bring you fresh conversations and stories from the archives that give you a little context on the news playing out in front of u...
The Irish-Americans Fighting For Mexico (1847)
It's 1847. This day, a battalion of Irish immigrants are hung by the U.S. Army for deserting to the Mexican side in the Mexican-American War.
Jo...
The Hummer Takes Over (2001)
It's September 9th. This day in 2001, a nationwide advertising campaign is underway for The Hummer truck, which has recently been taken over by GM and...
Fred Tuttle Goes From Mockumentary to Senate Candidate (1998)
It's September 4th. This day in 1998, an elderly Vermont farmer by the name of Fred Tuttle has all of a sudden found himself as the Republican Senate...
Alaska vs. Ohio: Mt McKinley To Denali And Back Again (2015)
We're back with new episodes! Today, it's September 2nd, 2015. The Obama administration has just signed paperwork to re-name North America's tallest m...
The Subway Vigilante Shooting (1984) w/ Leon Neyfakh [Archive Favorite]
It’s August 1st. This day in 1996, a judge ruled that Bernie Goetz still owed his victims millions of dollars in damages as a result of the “Subway Vi...
The U.S. Gets A New Capitol - For One Day (1814) [Archive Favorite]
It’s August 26th. This day in 1814, the small town of Brookeville, MD becomes the Capitol of the United States — for one night.
Jody, Niki, and...
Emergency Podcast: Smithsonian Showdown, Relitigating Slavery, More (2025)
This is audio of a video chat we recorded earlier this week in reaction to the recent attacks on the Smithsonian by the Trump administration, the conv...
The First Battle Over The Smithsonian (1846) [Archive Favorite]
The Trump administration has ramped up its attacks on museums and The Smithsonian. We're recoding a special reaction episode that will appear in our n...
The Dumbest, Most Perfect, Political Question Ever (2012) [Archive Favorite]
It’s July 31st, 2012. This day, on the campaign trail, a reporter shouts a question at Mitt Romney: “What about your gaffes?!”
Jody, Niki, and K...
Jefferson Gets An Anti-Slavery Appeal (1791) [Archive Favorite]
It’s August 19th. This day in 1791, Benjamin Banneker sent an advance copy of his almanac to Thomas Jefferson. Along with the almanac, he included a l...
Moral Panics, D&D, Steam Tunnels and More (1979) [Archive Favorite]
It’s August 17th. This day in 1979, a young college student by the name of James Dallas Egber III disappeared into a steam tunnel below his university...